Best PlacesFarragut, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farragut, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Farragut ranks 681st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Farragut
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Farragut's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farragut ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$145,995 median, better than 97% of towns
Where Farragut ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 36% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 36% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farragut
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farragut home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $145,995, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Farragut's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farragut
Farragut runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Farragut.
Who works in Farragut, and how
Work in Farragut centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Farragut
Farragut has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns and more parkland per resident than 86% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Farragut and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Farragut, month by month
Farragut sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Farragut
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farragut
Schools across Farragut average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Farragut IntermediateA · 70% proficient
- Hardin Valley ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Steekee ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Farragut Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- North Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Karns Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Farragut High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Loudon High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farragut school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farragut measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Farragut against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Farragut suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Farragut
Is Farragut a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farragut ranks 681st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farragut expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $588,075. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $145,995 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Farragut safe?
Yes, Farragut is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Farragut?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 29. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of towns.
Is Farragut good for families?
Schools beat 83% of towns, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Farragut with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farragut. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farragut represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Farragut detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farragut: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farragut: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farragut: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farragut: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farragut detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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